Microsoft Surface Pro 3 And Surface Mini On The Way

“There’s definitely a new Intel-based Surface” in-store in the press event, for the Microsoft crowd and consumers. In a support article published yesterday, Microsoft says a fresh update for Windows 8.1 “adds support to the Surface Pro 3 camera.”

Microsoft is holding an event in New York on May 20th where the company is widely expected to launch a “Surface mini” tablet. But according to leaked information the company is also expected to launch a new Windows 8 tablet as well.

This is also supposed to include a new power-optimized Intel Haswell processor rather than an Atom variant. Microsoft is currently using Intel Haswell processors in its Surface Pro 2 tablets, and the company also enhanced its clock speed earlier this year.

The original Surface Pro and the Surface Pro 2 tablet both featured Intel Core i5 processors, 10.6 inch, full HD displays, a storage of at least 64GB, 4GB of RAM, support for digital pen input, and optional keyboard covers. The features of the Surface Pro 3 are still vague.

Similar to other “Mini” smartphones, the upcoming Surface Mini is also add on as a way to encourage sales with a lower retail price than their largest, high-end smartphone models. It is projected to feature a low-power ARM processor, Windows RT software, a reduced body, and most likely a lower price tag.

Sources say that Microsoft could place the tablet at around $299 to rival Apple’s first-generation iPad Mini. It is deemed that the upcoming Surface tablets will make the sales of iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina down.

Microsoft currently has a 10.6-inch Surface Pro tablet in its lineup, and a 12.2-inch Surface Pro offering would certainly provide more variety for Microsoft’s high-end customers who prefer larger tablets with more productivity at their disposal.

Cheaper, thinner and better battery life and people will buy it. If any of those 3 details are not perfect expect another flop!

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shadowx360

Emphasis on cheaper. Microsoft tends to ignore consumer opinions until after launches and end up backtracking. First with Windows 8, then with the Surface pricing, then with the new Xbox game sharing, then with the start menu, and now again with their Kinect. I just don’t see why instead of going with sleek designs they opt for a candy shop look.

tessroberts

The world’s first Windows 8.1 – Android O/S Hybrid tablet also launches this month — the Ramos i10 Pro ($399) – which let’s you easily switch between the two operating systems and use both Windows 8.1 and Android software on the same device; and features a full-size, 10-inch HD 1920X1200 display, an Intel Bay Trail – 64-bit processor, Bluetooth 4.0, an 8000 mAh battery and GPS.

i P r o T a b l e t — is one of the first sources the new Ramos i10 Pro is available through and also offers the Ramos i12 ($299) – mega 12 inch Android tablet, which features 44% more screen space compared to a 10-inch model.

EVHappy

There should be a whole range of Surface tablets from RT (I think this OS should either be merged with Windows Phone or dropped) to Atom and Core version, all without fans.

I think MS should also announce a new Broadwell version that use Intel’s new super chip, due out at the end of the year or the first two months of 2015. These 14 nm wonder chips are the game changers we have been waiting for – true Core performance in iPad-like form factors with no need for a fan. This the Holy Grail of mobile computing. Good bye toy OS.

EVHappy

Please! Merge Windows Phone and Windows Pro 64 bit (also then has RT included) into a great, light 7 or 8 inch device. This will be the device of my dreams. I will have docking stations at home and work and have a range of mobile devices like a mobile keyboard and mouse along with a picture frame-like HD monitor with a slim battery and wireless HDMI. Imagine being able to not only consume great content at the coffee shop and on the airplane but also be able to do real work. It is so much nicer to work in a coffee shop or a nice comfortable park bench than it is as some cube office farm.

This is the platform that will end the run of Apple and Google and their toy OS devices. Why buy a toy when you can buy a real tool for the same price that has the toy included for free?